Recognition of nonself is necessary to activate Drosophila ’s immune response against an insect parasite

Innate immune responses can be activated by pathogen-associated molecular patterns (PAMPs), danger signals released by damaged tissues, or the absence of self-molecules that inhibit immunity. As PAMPs are typi...

Source: BMC Biology - April 22, 2024 Category: Biology Authors: Alexandre B. Leit ão, Ramesh Arunkumar, Jonathan P. Day, Nancy Hanna, Aarathi Devi, Matthew P. Hayes and Francis M. Jiggins Tags: Research article Source Type: research